Variety Lights (1950)
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
Directors:
Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada.
Writers:
Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano.
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Peppino De Filippo as Checco Dal Monte |
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Carla Del Poggio as Liliana "Lilly" Antonelli |
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Giulietta Masina as Melina Amour |
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John Kitzmiller as Trumpet Player Johnny |
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Dante Maggio as Remo |
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Checco Durante as Theater Owner |
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Gina Mascetti as Valeria del Sole |
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Giulio Calì as Magician Edison Will |
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Silvio Bagolini as Bruno Antonini |
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Giacomo Furia as Duke |
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Mario De Angelis as Maestro |
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Vanja Orico as Moema - Brazilian Singer |
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Enrico Piergentili as Melina's Father |
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Renato Malavasi as Hotelkeeper |
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Joseph Falletta as Pistolero Bill |
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Folco Lulli as Adelmo Conti |
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Carlo Romano as Enzo La Rosa |
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Fanny Marchiò as Soubrette |
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Franca Valeri as Mitzy - Hungarian Designer |
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Alberto Bonucci as Night Club Comic |
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Vittorio Caprioli as Night Club Comic |
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Carlo Bianco as Pianist Russo (uncredited) |
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Patrizia Caronti as (uncredited) |
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Rina Dei as Soubrettina (uncredited) |
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Italo Dragosei as Night Guard (uncredited) |
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Alberto Lattuada as Theater Attendant (uncredited) |
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Barbara Leite as Soubrettina (uncredited) |
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Michele Malaspina as Adelmo Conti (voice) (uncredited) |
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Giovanna Ralli as (uncredited) |
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Marco Tulli as Torello's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Federico Fellini | Director |
| Directing | Alberto Lattuada | Director |
| Production | Mario Ingrami | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Alberto Lattuada | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Story |
| Art | Aldo Buzzi | Production Design |
| Directing | Massimo Mida | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Augusto Carloni | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Angelo D'Alessandro | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Gastone Rotellini | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Osvaldo Civirani | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alberto Lattuada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Screenplay |
| Production | Federico Fellini | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Felice Lattuada | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mario Bonotti | Editor |
| Art | Luigi Gervasi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aldo Buzzi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Argentina Ferri | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eligio Trani | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bianca Lattuada | Production Manager |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Screenplay |
